How is everyone finding their gas consumption so far? With a MT I am using more than the Subaru stats, but I live in a really hilly area. Also I only have 700km or 430 miles on the clock. I assume it will get better once the engine has been run in.
Nice, good to hear. How many miles do you have on it now?XVEwing said:I left the dealership, with 37 miles on the odometer, even with a supposedly full tank, with 12.8 Average MPG!!! By the time a re-filled, I got it up to 24 MPG. I figured it idled a lot at the dealership. I'm almost done with my 2nd tank and my average MPG is 29.1.
That's really good. On my trip from NC I averaged a little lower than I would have liked (just under 30mpg) but the speed limits were pretty high most of the way. I definitely got by far the best MPG in the 50-65mph range, but there wasn't much time spent at those speeds.chrisp said:A new trip today from Marblehead, MA to Ossipee, NH and back: we had some time to kill before picking up my son so I drove strictly at the speed limits which were mostly 65 mph and 55 mph on the different highways. I was impressed that I got 36.6 mpg. Of course there were probably some other drivers that didn't appreciate my 55 mph driving down Route 16 in NH.
Wow, 83 miles each way is rough! I am very lucky currently with under six miles each way, though I am freelance so that will change eventually.Melonid1 said:I have just over 500 miles on my Crosstrek, averaging 30 mpg. My drive to work each way is 83 highway miles, so I purchased it for the mpg advantage and I am definitely seeing it!
Probably a combination of the hilly area as well as the engine still breaking in. Hopefully you'll see it go up after 1,000 miles or so. Also downshifting when heading down hill is probably hurting the MPG a bit.SeaGal_w_Pups said:Well I only have about 260 miles, still on my first tank, and all in city driving except one Christmas drive to my grandma's house. I'm kind of sad I'm only averaging 21.7 mpg. I live in a hilly area and do downshift going downhill and often take my foot off the gas.
I like to think I'm a pretty thrifty driver fuel-wise and noticed my Xterra also dipped in city mileage when I moved to a new neighborhood a couple years ago. Could it be the combination of the hills and not a very powerful engine? My Crosstrek does climb up the hill just fine, although I was a tad worried about that when I bought it.